Fauna Robotics

Fauna Robotics is a New York City-based robotics company founded in 2024 by Josh Merel, Rob Cochran, and Lerrel Pinto, focused on building a hardware, software, and AI platform to power general purpose robots in unstructured, human-centric environments. The company is on a mission to create a world where human and robotic fauna coexist, collaborate... , and flourish together, developing robots that live, work, and play by our sides. Fauna Robotics offers advanced, AI-powered robotic platforms designed for precision agriculture and ecological data collection, enabling customers to achieve increased efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and improved data-driven decision-making in their agricultural and environmental operations. The company's robots are safe, lightweight, and inexpensive, making them perfect for deploying novel AI algorithms in real-world applications. Fauna Robotics has raised $16.6 million in funding and employs approximately 33 professionals with deep backgrounds in robotics, shipping products, and company building. The founding team includes expertise from NYU, with co-founder Lerrel Pinto serving as a professor at New York University. Fauna Robotics is headquartered at 900 Broadway, Suite 903, New York, NY, and is actively hiring for positions including robot animation scientists, AI motor control scientists, mechanical engineers specializing in robotic actuators, software engineers, and assembly technicians to advance its vision of autonomous robotic systems that collaborate seamlessly with humans across various industries and applications.Read More